— Welcome to Cyber Collective

Table of Contents - About the Internet Street Smarts Course - Program Goals - What is a “Watch Party” - Application Details - Successful Applicant Next Steps

<aside> 💚 Cyber Collective is a nonprofit at the intersection of digital safety and social justice. We deserve a digital experience that doesn’t compromise our safety, privacy, and dignity. That’s why our mission is to help people understand the impact of technology so that they can protect themselves and their communities online.

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<aside> ❇️ Our Mission: Help people understand the impact of technology so that they can protect themselves and their communities!

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<aside> 🤝 What is the Internet Street Smarts Rapid Response Microgrant?

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This microgrant is a community-led initiative to promote digital safety awareness and education among marginalized communities. The program provides microgrants to advocates and community leaders to host watch parties to discuss how to keep ourselves and our communities safe online, and to create a safe and inclusive space for participants to take the Internet Street Smarts course. The application for this microgrant is open from February 28th - onwards.

<aside> 👩‍💻 What is the Internet Street Smarts Course?

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It is more important than ever that internet users have the essential knowledge and skills to keep themselves and their communities safe online. We co-created this course with Cyber Collective advocates to ensure internet users of all backgrounds and lived experiences can benefit from the content and learn how to protect their safety and privacy online. Please find the course here: **Internet Street Smarts course.**

<aside> 🎯 Program Goals

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• 10,000 users take the Internet Street Smarts Course through this microgrant program.
• Advocates and community leaders to host watch parties around world.
• Foster shared awareness and collective learning about digital safety within marginalized communities, ensuring everyone is included in building safer online practices.
• Cultivate inclusive and safe spaces where members of marginalized communities can come together to learn, share, and address cybersecurity issues that matter most to them.
• Empower community leaders as stewards of digital safety awareness and education, equipping them to inspire and mobilize their communities to protect themselves and one another.
• Collaboratively learn from the lived experiences and insights of diverse communities worldwide to refine our approaches to delivering impactful cybersecurity education and addressing topics most relevant to their needs.

<aside> 📺 What is “Watch Party”? And why is it significant?

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As part of the Internet Street Smarts Rapid Response Microgrant program, a watch party is a community-focused gathering where participants come together to watch and engage with curated cybersecurity educational content. The goal is to create a shared learning experience that fosters dialogue, increases awareness, and encourages participants to take actionable steps, such as enrolling in the Internet Street Smarts course.

Hosting such an event is a means of bringing mutual aid and collectivism into the world of cybersecurity, as it is a part of the core of the Cyber Collective. We at Cyber Collective do not charge for access to our resources or programming as we strongly believe and act on the importance of inclusivity, equity, and collectivism in building a better and safer digital world.